Henry VIII

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Act of Supremacy - when and what?
1536, made Henry supreme head of the church
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Groom of the Stool - what role?
The most intimate of the monarch's courtiers (influential)
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What is an annulment?
Declaring something (in this case a marriage) legally invalid
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What is the 'King's Great Matter'?
Henry's problem - how could he legally annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, to marry Anne Boleyn, because he needed an heir
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Eltham Ordinances - when, what and by whom?
1526, reform of the Privy Council, sepcifically a reduction in Gentlemen of the Privy council, introduced by Wolsey
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Groom of the Stool - what role?

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The most intimate of the monarch's courtiers (influential)

Card 3

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What is an annulment?

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Card 4

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What is the 'King's Great Matter'?

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Card 5

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Eltham Ordinances - when, what and by whom?

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